Just home after over four-and-a-half years' service
overseas, Corpl. George A. Harris. of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Harris of 12, Cranfield-road, Wootton. Bedfordshire,
married Miss Tilly Webb, fourth daughter of Mr. Mark Webb, of "Log
Cottage," Marshall's Heath, Wheathampstead, and the late Mrs. Webb,
at Wheathampstead Parish Church, on Saturday,

The
Bride and Bridegroom

The service, at which the Rev. A. M, Baird-smith officiated,
included the hymns "Love Divine" and "Lead us, Heavenly
Father." Mr. E. G. Lee was at the organ.

Given away by her eldest brother (Mr. J. Webb), the
bride wore a white satin dress with quilted bodice, and a long embroidered
veil held in place by a coronet of orange blossom, which was lent by a
friend. She carried pink and white carnations.

The bridesmaids were Miss Mary Webb (sister of the
bride), who wore a dress of heavy figured satin, in lemon, and a matching
headdress of velvet flowers; Miss Betty Webb {another sister who was in a
lavender dress of net over taffeta, with matching coatee; and the Misses
Eileen and Violet Harris (sisters of the bridegroom), who were similarly
attired. The last three had head-dresses of velvet flowers.

Two small attendants - Louise Webb and Marina Harris
(niece of the bride and sister of the bridegroom, respectively) had white
georgette dresses, one trimmed with pink ribbon and the other with blue
ribbon, and white frilly hats, trimmed with ribbons.

Bouquets and posies of chrysanthemums to tone were
carried. Mr. E. Harris (brother of the bride-groom) was best man.

Leaving, later for Birmingham, the bride wore a
turquoise blue camel-hair coat and dress to match, with burgundy
accessories.

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WHEATHAMPSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL

FOLLY AND AMWELL WATER SUPPLIES

Conditions relating to the water supply at the Fol1y
Fields received the attention of Wheathampstead Parish Council on Wednesday,
the Chairman (Dr. R. T. Leiper) reporting that he had forwarded correspondence
which he had received on the matter to the St Albans Rural Council.

It was stated that householders had to carry water from
a tap at the bottom of the hill, and Mr. T. Sparrow recalled that some
time ago the owners of the property were approached with regard to the
cost of connecting it to the supply, but they were not prepared to
pay.

Mr. W. R. Euinton said he thought the same position
applied at Amwell

Mr. T. Thomas spoke of twelve houses at the Folly having
the use of one well, buckets that were used for other household purposes being
lowered by bits of rope tied together.

Mrs. C. Hoskyns-Abrahall: The next thing you will have
there will be an epidemic.

The Clerk (Mr. W. F. Hewitt) was asked to write to the
Rural Council stating that the Parish Council are concerned with
conditions at the Folly and at Amwell and asking if steps can be taken to
compel the owners to connect the houses to the supply as it is the Parish
Council's wish that they should do so.

Playing-Field Trouble.

Interference with the see-saw by lads, resulting in
children getting hurt, was reported in a letter received from the
caretaker of the Melissa Playing F1eld, and in addition. to making
enquiries concerning the offenders, it was decided to send the letter to
the Headmaster of the Senior School. Swings which are badly worn and
unsafe are to be taken down for inspection,

No Precept.

No precept is to be issued for the ensuing half-year,
sufficient funds being in hand.

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WHEATHAMPSTEAD

The Rev. Prebendary Bevan, Vicar of Hammersmith.
was the preacher in the evening at the Parish Church on Sunday, when
harvest thanksgiving services were held. Collections were for local
hospitals and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.

The Grocery and Provision Business of Edwin
Bangs, 45, Hatfield-road, Wheathampstead, has been taken over by Mr. W.
Oldfield. We should like to thank our customers for their past kind
support and will they continue to patronise our successors?-(Advt.)

The marriage of Captain Jack Arnold, of the
Pioneer Corps, third son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Arnold, Brewhouse-hill, Wheathampstead,
and Miss Margaret Simpson, third daughter of Mrs. M. Simpson, of Ashgill,
Lanarkshire, took place at Dalserf Parish. Church, Lanarkshire. The bride
wore a dress of cream brocaded satin with train a tulle veil and a head-
dress of lilies. She carried a bouquet of roses, carnations and white
heather. Her twin sisters (the Misses Barbara and Isabel Simpson), who
attended her, were attired in petunia-coloured taffeta with turquoise
velvet sashes and headdresses of the same material, and carried bouquets
of pink carnations. The best man was Mr. Lloyd Arnold (brother of the
bridegroom). The service was conducted by the Rev. -.Watson. The couple
left later for the honeymoon at Troon, on the West Coast of Scotland.

20th October p3

AN APPENINE ADVENTURE

WHEATHAMPSTEAD MAN LEADS MULE TRAIN

After a British Infantry Division , had penetrated the
Appenine defences of the Gothic Line, and rain came down to bog their only
channel of supply, a soldier set off in the dead of night to lead some
mules up the slippery precipitous slopes of the narrow mountain road out
of shell-scarred Pallazuoli.

He was Sergeant R. M. Sorbie, of the R.A.S.C., of 11,
Marshalls-way, Wheathampstead, who was hurrying on with rations ahead of
the main party , plodding through thick mud which had made the track
impassab1e to jeeps.

When the weather broke, the long mule trains began to
trek from Mule Head at the hill hamlet of Ronta, up the muddy steep slopes
of "Bu11ock Track:" There was some shell-fire which caused
casualties among the mules, but the greatest menace to the safety of
animals and supplies was mud upon steep gradients. There were occasions
when the skill and care of muleteers and the R.A.S.C. men in charge of the
train could not prevent mules slipping over the pathway and hurtling down
the steep banks with their loads.

"It is a tribute to their skill and caution that
such incidents were not more frequent," writes a military observer.
"It should be remembered that these men belong to transport companies
and are not used to pack transport work. The speed and efficiency with
which they delivered their supplies is, therefore, greatly to their
credit."

The party climbed up the difficult track, round the hairpin
bends. Past the dark, steep chasms falling away to the valley below, and
the towering rock walls, which led them up to the highest point 3,500 feet
above sea level.

Sergeant Sorbie. hurrying on ahead, came to a large
demolition in the track which was impassable to mules. A message was sent
forward, and more mules were brought down to the demolition. The remainder
of the mule train came up, and ammunition and supplies were unloaded and
carried over the demolition through thick mud by the men of the R.A.S.C.

The supply and ammunition dumps were set up by 02.30 the
following morning, ready to meet the needs of the fighting troops in the
hills. Mule supply continued and the Pallazuoli dump never failed in its
vital obligations

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The wedding took place on Saturday, at the Methodist
Central Hall, Billingham, of Private Joyce Postie, of the A.T.S., eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Postie, 52, Cowpen-lane, Billingham and L/Corpl.
Frederick George Dickerson, Royal Corps of Signals, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. F Dickerson, 1 Necton-road, Wheathampstead. The bride, who was
given away by her father, was dressed in a dusty pink two-piece costume,
and was attended by one bridesmaid - Miss M. E. Dickerson (sister of the bridegroom)
- who wore a pink dress in a lighter shade that that of the bride.
The duties of best man were carried out by Mr. L. W. Archer
(brother-in-law of the bridegroom). The service was conducted by the
Rev. J. S. Twinney, and the hymns "The voice that breathed o'er
Eden" and "O Perfect Love" were sung.

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WHEATHAMPSTEAD

The death occurred, in the Middlesex Hospital, London,
last week, of Mr. Frederick George Crawley, who had lived with his widowed
mother at Wheathampstead-hill. He had suffered a long and painful illness,
and was 45 years of age. He was the youngest child of the late Mr. William
Crawley, and served in the last war with the Beds and Herts Regiment and
the Royal Fusiliers. He afterwards served in India, where he contracted
illness from which he had suffered ever since. For many years
subsequently he worked for a local firm, and for two years was a special
constable at Messrs; De Havilland's. Both his parents were members of the
Congregational Church. The Rev. J. Henderson conducted the first part of
the funeral service in the church, on Tuesday, the interment being in the
parish Churchyard. The mourners were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Crawley and Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Crawley (brothers and sisters-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. H.
Daniels (brother-in-law and sister), Mrs. .M. Bayliss, Mrs. J. Crawley and
Mrs. G. L. Rockell (sisters), Mr. and Mrs. C. Green. Mrs. J. Butcher and
Mrs. Shields (cousins), and Rita and friend. Mr. C. W. Clark (Hon.
Secretary) represented the British Legion Branch, of which Mr. Crawley was
a member.

Missionary plays and a dialogue were presented by
scholars and teachers of the Folly Methodist Sunday School, on Tuesday.
Mr. W. E. Sanders presiding. The plays were : "Presents from the
Mission Field" and "The Children's Angel," and the
dialogue, presented by five children, was "Spreading the Good
News." Mrs. C. Deaville and Miss Monica Smith were the accompanists.
A collection for church missionary funds realised £5 8s. 6d.